Main Entry: obturator artery Function: noun : an artery that arises from the internal iliac artery or one of its branches, passes out through the obturator canal, anddivides into two branches which are distributed to the muscles and fasciae of the hip and thigh
obturator arteryn. An artery with origin in the internal iliac artery, with distribution to the ilium, pubis, obturator and adductor muscles and with pubic, acetabular, anterior, and posterior branches.
